UC San Diego

BEFORE UC SAN DIEGO
Spent four years competing in track and field at Cornell ... Graduated from the school's College of Argiculture and Life Sciences.

2025-26 | SENIOR SEASON
Opened the season with a personal-best in the 1,000m at the Greg Page Relays & Multi, taking first place ... Finished fifth with the 4x800m team and 12th in the 800m at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Finished eighth with the 4x800m team and 22nd in the 800m at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

2024-25 | JUNIOR SEASON
Set a new personal-best in the 600m at the Southern Tier Invite with a time of 1:21.83, taking first place ... Was a part of the squad that took fourth in the Distance Medley Relay at the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 9:46.17 ... Set a new personal-best in the 800m at the Transatlantic Series with a time of 1:52.41.

2023-24 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Placed first with DMR team and earned personal-best 500m at the Wesley A Brown Invitational (1:07.20) ... Placed third with personal-best 400m (51.48) and earned top time with 4x400 team at the IC vs. Cornell & Cortland ... Won 800m at Marc Deneault Invitational ... Set personal-best 800m at the Bison Outdoor Classic with a time of 1:54.18.

2022-23 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Did not compete freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Served as team captian of the cross country and track team for two years at Trumansburg High School ... Led track team to IAC and Sectional Championships.

PERSONAL
Elijah Gorham Kelley-Schechter is the son of James Schechter and Susan Kelly ... He has one brother, Leo.